Chatting With Lisa Whelchel about “Friendship for Grown-ups” + a Giveaway!!
ByThis post wraps up my interview time with Lisa. If you missed them, be sure to catch the rest of the interview posts:
- Chatting with Lisa about raising little ones
- Chatting with Lisa about raising teenagers
- Chatting with Lisa about marriage
Here is the final question I asked…
Me:
I’ve been reading your newest book, Friendship for Grown-ups. I’ve really enjoyed how you’ve opened up and shared your story and your struggles with being real and honest about your feelings and needs with your friends.
Why do you think women are so afraid to be real and open and vulnerable with other women about their struggles and sins?
Lisa:
We feel like we’re supposed to be perfect like Jesus. We act like everything is fine because we think it’s the right thing to do. We feel like we’re letting God down if we admit failure. But when we do this, we miss out on connection and grace. Are we trying to earn salvation through works, or are we accepting that we are sinners who need grace?
Laura’s follow-up thoughts…and also, let me tell you about Lisa’s new book…and also, maybe you could even win a copy! ;)
I thoroughly enjoyed reading Lisa Whelchel’s latest book, Friendship for Grown-ups! I anticipated that it would be a book to encourage moms to maintain great friendships as we raise our kids. Yeah, I was wrong. It really didn’t have anything to do with maintaining my friendships while I’m raising my kids. This book really is about what true and godly friendship is all about, no matter what season you are in your life.
Friendship for Grown-ups is about breaking down walls. It’s about being real. It’s about setting boundaries. It’s about being a friend and accepting friendship. It’s about being open and honest.
Oh my, is it ever about being honest. Being honest with yourself, and being honest with the people God puts in your life to love on you. Lisa shares some of her biggest struggles through her years as a child star and how that shaped who she became as an adult. Through the years, Lisa built some gignormous walls that were ever so hard to break down. But she…
Wait a second. I think I’m saying too much. I think I should stop and just really, really recommend that you read Friendship for Grown-ups.
As Lisa shares her story in her latest book, you’ll find that you get to know her on a much more personal level. While reading this book, I felt like Lisa became my friend, even as she taught me what godly friendship should be about. That happens when someone opens up and shares from the deep, painful places in her heart. That’s exactly what Lisa did. You will be blessed by reading her story and by hearing how God worked in her life and gently led her into whole and healthy friendships.
I just so happen to have five copies of Friendship for Grown-ups to share!! (Well, I actually have six copies but one of them is mine and I’m keeping it to re-read another few times during the next few years!!)
If you are interested in winning one of the five copies of Friendship for Grown-ups, by Lisa Whelchel…please leave a comment at the end of this post! Receive extra chances to win by subscribing to my blog, or tweeting/blogging/facebooking about this giveaway, or by becoming a fan of Heavenly Homemakers on facebook. Leave a separate comment for each entry!
I’ll draw five random winners on Monday!
I’d like to give a big thank you to Thomas Nelson Publishing for this great opportunity to read Friendship for Grown-Ups, visit with Lisa on the phone and share more of her books with my readers!!
This giveaway is now closed…thanks!
I was just talking to a friend about how different adult friendship is from childhood friendship. This sounds like a fantastic book!
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I’m already a subscriber. I really enjoy your blog!
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I’d love a copy! :) Love your blog!!
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Sounds like a helpful read. Would love to win it! :)
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It would be nice to read this as I have walls around me, too. It would be nice to give it all to Jesus, but it’s difficult.
Thank yo for the giveaways!
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I just liked ya on Facebook!
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I agree that it is hard for us to be real, REALLY real, with other women. It’s even hard for me to be real with my husband sometimes. I’d love to win this book and read Lisa’s take on the subject as it’s a goal of mine to become more authentic with everyone in my life. BTW, I just received my Azure Standard catalog today because I learned about them from YOU! Thank you! Can’t wait to place my first order. :-)
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I would love to win a copy of this book. Thank you for the chance.
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I am a fan on Facebook.
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I subscribe through email.
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This would be neat, Facebook fan.
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I have always enjoyed reading/hearing from Lisa! Finding friendships has always been a challenge for me. I don’t tend to open up for lots of reasons…won’t bore you with them now. I would love to read her latest book. And maybe I can finally find the strength to let people in and gain a wealth of friends in the process.
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Thanks for the giveaway!
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I am now a fan on Facebook! :)
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I need help with real friendship
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I think myself as well as the ladies of my entire church are followers of your blog and on FB. I am encouraged every day by your humor, the way you allow others to relate to you just by being real. It’s so hard to make friends, godly friends as an army wife. We move, we travel ect. I’ve found that as a mom of 3, a homeschooling mom, a Christian, and a 29 yr old in many ways, I’m just starting to learn about who I really am and what works for our family. I’m so excited for the chance to win a copy of this book…what a great read it will be!
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Wow, this sounds great! Would love to read.
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Please enter me for the giveaway. I’ve always enjoyed reading Lisa’s books!
Jill
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Thanks for the wonderful giveaway! The books sounds like something I could really use and I would love a chance to be entered for the giveaway. :)
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This would be so great! Thanks!
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I would love this book! Thank you for sharing! :)
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This sounds like a great book! I’m always up for a good read!
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I subscribe!
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I’m a fan on FB!
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I would love to read this book. :) I can’t wait to share it with some friends. I’m a friend on facebook, too.
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What a great idea for a book– creating healthy adult relationships can be so challenging for me!
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I really wanted to read this book after seeing Lisa at the Women of Faith conference this past Spring. I would love to win a copy!
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This book sounds like a wonderful one to share with my Bible study ladies (some of my closest friends). Of course I’d read it first;)
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Count me in for a chance to win the book!
Thanks
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I would love to read this book.
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I subscribe.
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I am a fan on FB.
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This sounds like an absolutely wonderful book! LOVE Lisa W.!!
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This sounds like a great book!
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I am already subscribed to your blog. :)
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I would love to read this! I always did love The Facts of Life ;)
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Oh, and I’m a fan on facebook!
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Sounds like a wonderful book!
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I’m subscribed (RSS)
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Ohhh sounds like a really great read!!
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I’m subscribed… love following your blog!
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I just found your blog about a week ago and I am loving it! Would love to read Lisa’s book too. I remember “Facts of Life” used to be my favorite show growing up.
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Wow. This sounds like a great book! I am always looking for books like this. Would love to win one!! Thank you for you posts. I really enjoy them!
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I would like to win a copy of the book
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I think this would be a great book to read. I have read her other books and liked them as well.
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I subscribe to your blog via email.
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It sounds like a book that would be helpful in my life. Thank you for the opportunity to win it.
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would love this!!! thanks for the giveaway!
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i follow on facebook!
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I’d really love a copy of this book! :)
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